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The Quite Possibly Near Death of Hurol Davelrish: Part Three in the Narrative of John of Origin    by Ian Kraft
Price: $2.50 USD. 61010 words. Published on January 16, 2011. .

When an arrogant stuntman, Hurol Davelrish, has a seizure during a stunt, he finds himself in the kingdom of Scalter, a land in which he is king, but which is strangely ruled by a phantasmic man named Viscount Vaunt. Hurol meets a strangely kind friend, Grib, in the malevolent world, who tries to pull him back from the ledge of his pride - what will become of the much-admired stuntman?
Evilution    by Shaun Jeffrey
Price: $3.99 USD. 88070 words. Published on March 12, 2011. .

Shrouded by fog for nearly two years, the picturesque village of Paradise harbours more than its share of secrets. Having won a cottage in a competition she can’t remember entering, Chase Black moves to Paradise, only to discover that its beauty is skin deep – murder and madness fester in its shadows. A virtual prisoner; too late she discovers the real reason she’s there ...
A Polio Memoir    by Agnes V. Axtell
Price: $6.99 USD. 25640 words. Published by Fideli Publishing on April 2, 2011. .

Captain Bob Axtell fought in battles in the Pacific during WWII and survived, he also survived fifteen months in the Korean Conflict, but he didn’t fight his toughest battle until he returned home. In a matter of days, he went from being a healthy man to the isolation ward at William Beaumont Army Hospital — he had become one of the early polio statistics in 1952's polio epidemic.
One Final Night    by Wendy L. Young
Price: $0.99 USD. 5760 words. Published on April 21, 2011. .

Mel and Paul seem to have it all but beneath the thin veneer of their marriage lies a rotten core. She is unreasonable and he is passive - just two of their many problems. Mel doesn't know it yet, but she has this night, and only this one final night, to figure out what the future holds.
Red Coyote Weekend    by Stuart Connelly
Price: Free! 4950 words. Published on June 1, 2011. .

Writer Michael Anderson has a way to make sure his fiction writing rings true. He tries out every unbelievable plot twist in real life. Alone working in his snowbound country house, he puts his latest work to the test... with horrifying consequences. Another disturbing tale from Confessions of a Velour-Shirted Man.
How To Mend A Broken Heart    by A M Lucas
Price: $5.99 USD. 12390 words. Published on June 27, 2011. .

When you are down and out, and you have no clue about what to do to get your head above water, this book will help you to breathe in peace and joy again. it is full of practical tips about how to get out of the rut you have fallen into. Read on and learn to smile again.
Born Different    by Faye Aitken-Smith
Price: $9.99 USD. 80950 words. Published on August 17, 2011. .

Urban gritty inspirational story of breaking free from the chains that bind us all. Self harm or Love? Gabe is not a hero, he is damned to be different in a world where everyone seems to want to be the same. His friends are damned too, to lives unpredictable,though a life of crime,sex and drugs is calling. But Gabe has dreams of better things, and a secret that is so shameful it is killing him
Last Man Through the Gate    by Tim C. Taylor
Price: $1.35 USD. 24260 words. Published by Greyhart Press  on September 6, 2011. .

A science fiction novella. Codrin has money, even status. A professor, no less. Not bad considering he’s only a Shreb. Until one day he loses it all, and has no choice but to gamble his family’s fate on a one-way ticket across the Gate to a new life on another world. Except something is wrong with the Gate… "excellent and provocative" - Ian Watson
A World Called Solitude    by Stephen Goldin
Price: $5.99 USD. 87160 words. Published by Parsina Press on September 15, 2011. .

Birk Aaland is a political outcast from Earth's tyranny, and has been living for years on a planet inhabited solely by robots. Now another ship has crashed, and there is again a sole survivor -- a woman desperate to warn Earth of an alien invasion. But Birk is perfectly happy with his current exile -- until a twist of fate intervenes, causing each of them to re-evaluate their lives.
DIGITAL FUTURES: ISOLATION YEARS    by Tom Colley
Price: Free! 2840 words. Published on November 1, 2011. .

A shory story about the future of Apple, and an underlying message about technology.